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Bill Maher defends Rush Limbaugh for 'slut' apology

Josie said:
Why do you care about Limbaugh? He's just a pundit on radio.
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I don't really. I think he's a dick for putting this lady through all of this, but I haven't called for anything. What's sad is that people like you listen to such a jackass.
 
whysoserious said:
I don't really. I think he's a dick for putting this lady through all of this, but I haven't called for anything. What's sad is that people like you listen to such a jackass.
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I don't listen to Rush.
 
I once had a person tell me, "What you are is a libertarian." That was many years ago. At the time, I was flattered.

But more and more, people labeling themselves as libertarian these days, appear to me to be pretty extreme fringe rightwingers/conservatives.

Please help me to understand the difference. I ask becuase I honestly do not know. Somebody school the good Cap'n here.
 
Captain America said:
I once had a person tell me, "What you are is a libertarian." That was many years ago. At the time, I was flattered.

But more and more, people labeling themselves as libertarian these days, appear to me to be pretty extreme fringe rightwingers/conservatives.

Please help me to understand the difference. I ask becuase I honestly do not know. Somebody school the good Cap'n here.
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Barry Goldwater was pretty much libertarian.
 
Harshaw said:
Barry Goldwater was pretty much libertarian.
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I've have heard Goldwater called the Godfather of Conservatism. But conservatives today are nothing like him. When did the definitions change?

I thought Goldwater was pretty spot on with most of his ideas. I said MOST.
 
Captain America said:
I've have heard Goldwater called the Godfather of Conservatism. But conservatives today are nothing like him. When did the definitions change?

I thought Goldwater was pretty spot on with most of his ideas. I said MOST.
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Whatever he was called, if you want to know what libertarian is, Goldwater was pretty much it.
 
Captain America said:
I once had a person tell me, "What you are is a libertarian." That was many years ago. At the time, I was flattered.

But more and more, people labeling themselves as libertarian these days, appear to me to be pretty extreme fringe rightwingers/conservatives.

Please help me to understand the difference. I ask becuase I honestly do not know. Somebody school the good Cap'n here.
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Seems to me the definitions of libertarian, liberal, conservative vary widely. Usually based on the context of a given discussion and whether one is "assigning the label to someone else" or "claiming to be one yourself". And lastly, what day of the week it happens to be.


My initial babblings aside, Bill Mayer's rants/insults do seem to focus heavily leftward and seldom to the right.
 
Redress said:
Actually I am right, and I am simply correcting a flaw in your reasoning. Maher describes himself as a libertarian or as a progressive. His views on issues would most closely be descried as libertarian. He is not a liberal.

Bill Maher Still Secure In ABC Slot, At Least Now - NYTimes.com



Just sticking your fingers in your ears while shouting "he is a liberal" is not convincing.
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Maher is about as libertarian as you are "very liberal." He's basically a LINO.
 
Redress said:
Progressives favor social and economic and reform and change. A liberal tends to favor governmental solutions to national issues.



You mean like favoring partial privatization of social security?
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You're splittling hairs. Read up on the history of the progressive movement.

Social liberalism (i.e. contemporary liberalism) is very much in line with progressivism.
 
AdamT said:
As much as we all love to categorize people as us/them, black/white, liberal/conservative, Maher just doesn't fit neatly into one of those categories. I would say he is left of center, but his views are not down-the-line liberal.

From Wikipedia:
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I don't view the legalization of marijuana, prostitution, and gambling as exclusively libertarian. From what little I have seen of Maher, he strikes me as a jerk more than anything else.
 
Wanna see a bunch of folks do an abrupt 180?...LOL...:lol:



TAPPER: And that’s not comparable to what Limbaugh said about Sandra Fluke?

MAHER: To compare that to Rush is ridiculous – he went after a
civilian about very specific behavior, that was a lie, speaking for a
party that has systematically gone after women’s rights all year, on
the public airwaves. I used a rude word about a public figure who
gives as good as she gets, who’s called people “terrorist” and
“unAmerican.” Sarah Barracuda.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/four-questions-for-bill-maher/
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Captain America said:
I've have heard Goldwater called the Godfather of Conservatism. But conservatives today are nothing like him. When did the definitions change?

I thought Goldwater was pretty spot on with most of his ideas. I said MOST.
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Probably somewhere around the same time JFK's message got lost on liberals I reckon...
 
BWG said:
Wanna see a bunch of folks do an abrupt 180?...LOL...:lol:
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Ahh so some women are more equal than others, therefore it it ok to call them a "****", "twat", or make comments on their looks as they age...... I see now :roll:
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
Ahh so some women are more equal than others, therefore it it ok to call them a "****", "twat", or make comments on their looks as they age...... I see now :roll:
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Well you know Maher probably got an ear full from some Obama crony.
 
Bill Maher and Rush Limbaugh are symbiotic creatures, they earn their pay by working you up into a frenzy; both of you.
 
Grant said:
He clearly supports the Democ**ts.
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Does anyone on the right ever ask you to change your lean to "Conservative"? Ever? I'm just curious.
 
Hatuey said:
Does anyone on the right ever ask you to change your lean to "Conservative"? Ever? I'm just curious.
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What has that to do with the fact that Bill Maher gave $1 million to the Democ**ts?

He has always made his politics quite clear and remains the go-to guy for those leftists who like their political humor on the raw side. No shot is too cheap and no person, man woman or child, will escape his wrath once he turns his sights on them. In turn,the Democ**ts have made him a very rich man.
 
Matt Foley said:
Bill Maher and Rush Limbaugh are symbiotic creatures, they earn their pay by working you up into a frenzy; both of you.
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Except Bill Maher is considered a "comedian" so he is allowed to say or call people whatever he wants. Apparently there is a comedian card you can flash whenever you say or do something stupid. I guess Michael Richards lost his.
 
Dpetty said:
Except Bill Maher is considered a "comedian" so he is allowed to say or call people whatever he wants. Apparently there is a comedian card you can flash whenever you say or do something stupid. I guess Michael Richards lost his.
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Does Rush have that card? Just curious.

Not defending Maher. He laughs at his own jokes.
 
Cardinal said:
Does Rush have that card? Just curious.

Not defending Maher. He laughs at his own jokes.
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Rush is not a comedian so no he doesnt have the COMEDIAN card. That is why there is such "moral" outrage over Rush calling someone a slut, yet Bill Maher can call politcal officials truly terrible names with people not so much as batting an eye.
 
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